**It's more than a career, it's a calling**
MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis
**Worker Type:**
Regular
**Job Highlights:**
This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $ 15,000, which will be paid out in your first paycheck.
**Department:** Surgery - First Assist
**Schedule:** 40 Hours per week, Day Shift
**Location:** DePaul Hospital
**Requirements:**
Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
**Sign-on bonuses are available to external, qualified candidates. ** Internal candidates, please consult with your recruiter to determine the available options for you.
**Job Summary:**
Provides direct assistance to surgeons before, during and after surgical procedures.
**Job Responsibilities and Requirements:**
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Positions patient to give best exposure for surgical procedure, using stabilizing equipment when necessary, while maximizing patient comfort and safety.
+ Implements physicians orders to provide visualization of the operative site using appropriate method, including manipulation of tissue and materials, retraction, sponging, suctioning and irrigation.
+ Utilizes appropriate technique to achieve temporary and permanent hemostasis.
+ Assists with body plane closure, application of wound dressings and securing of drainage systems.
+ Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient's age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's scope of service.
+ Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
+ Performs other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
+ Completion of an RNFA program that meets the AORN standards for RN first assistant education program or RNFA education equivalency for CRNFA
EXPERIENCE
+ Two years' registered nurse experience in an advanced surgical specialty
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
+ Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
+ Constant standing and walking.
+ Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
+ Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
+ Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
+ Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
+ Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
+ Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
+ Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
+ Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
+ Occasional driving.
+ Rare crawling and running.
REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS
State of Work Location: Illinois
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of Work Location: Missouri
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
+ Or
+ Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of Work Location: Oklahoma
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
+ Or
+ Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
State of Work Location: Wisconsin
+ Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
+ And
+ Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
+ Or
+ Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
+ And
+ Certified Perioperative Nurse (CNOR) - Competency & Credentialing Institute (CCI)
**Work Shift:**
Day Shift (United States of America)
**Job Type:**
Employee
**Department:**
4403000128 Surgery
**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**
40
**Benefits:**
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
+ **Paid Parental Leave** **:** we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
+ **Flexible Payment Options:** our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
+ **Upfront Tuition Coverage** : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
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